european and u.s. diplomats stand side by side with ukraine's opposition while russia's foreign minister calls their reaction to the protests histeria. to guantanamo prisoners repatriated to a jury against their will fear of persecution and further imprisonment after being refused permission to reunite with their families that now live in different countries. gambling reforms fall flat in the u.k. despite deep concerns about addiction to batting machines and high street bookmaker shops and i was just crying and. that's when i lost the war probably. we hear the story of a man who lost his home job and family to the fixed odds machines.

are watching our t.v. international coming to live from moscow with me marina joshua welcome to the program european and u.s. officials are voicing their strong support for ukraine's opposition some were even spotted attending the anti-government rallies and of the top diplomats are in the ukrainian capital for security summit now related to the ongoing protests. in kiev for us. usually there is plenty of people out here at night but yesterday we had the square literally teeming not just for the ukrainian protesters but also where the western politicians are one of their own particular victoria nuland who has paid a visit to the tent city that was set up here by the protesters essentially expressing the u.s. support for the ukrainian opposition and for the protesters as well as the colonel

and has also held close talks with. the darling of the ukrainian opposition and seemingly off the western politicians who have also met with him along with leaders of ukrainian opposition among others that we have seen among the protesters on the square were foreign ministers from sweden germany and the netherlands when asked about why they are here they claimed that it was just simply out of curiosity to see how what they called it i'm a critic process in the country was going well he has hope that. the talks with europe will renew under a new president essentially hinting at the ultimate goal of the ukrainian protesters and that is the current government and the president to step down and for the early presidential elections to take place the interests of western politicians and what is essentially ukrainian domestic affairs has drawn sharp criticism from russia's foreign minister sergei lavrov who said that this type of

reaction is simply inadequate the statements that have been voiced today in ukraine i consider for the meeting especially the hysterics that some european countries have gone into after ukraine used its sovereign right and decided this moment in time not to sign an agreement the agreement that the experts i'm a government found not profitable for ukraine however we haven't seen western politicians attending a thousand strong rallies held here in support of. the current ukrainian president in fact a lot of observers are starting to raise their eyebrows at what they are calling sort of in india. defied behavior by the western officials that if western leaders have have attended opposition rallies in countries such as a spain or portugal or greece where people are pouring out in the streets protesting against those terrorism measures that simply would be unthinkable and it can to a political scandal. a green cord is given of the task there isn't here five days

to stop blocking government buildings and to leave those that they have seen meanwhile opposition leaders have disrupted the work of the country's parliament demanding a snap presidential election violent dispersal for testers last weekend sparked more discontent in kiev where activists are rallying against a special police unit that's been accused of using excessive force we spoke to geo political analyst half william and dol and he believes it's likely the violence that erupted was bankrolled from outside the country. i haven't ports from ukrainian ordinary citizens that i mean contact with the students and the unemployed are being paid something like twenty to thirty euros a day by who knows who we can only speculate to come in to kiev and make the short force and then the fact that victoria nuland of all people one of the most outrageous neoconservatives of the bush era the former us ambassador to nato comes and encourages the ukrainian people to demonstrate for freedom and join in the

european union this is obviously online we've got more on the situation he has including how extremist movements may be using the ongoing unrest for their own benefit so had to r.t. dot com for the full story. two detainees from that authority is going to a bay detention center have been sent home to against their will one of them was hoping to be reunited with his family living in bosnia while the other wanted to return to canada or luxembourg were he once lived and worked they both fear prosecution of further imprisonment in their home country as your jesus is here to work in our reports. at a glacial pace u.s. officials attempt to move forward with the limbo known as guantanamo with endless excuses and a web of bureaucracy allegedly getting in the way of just closing the place down in the latest attempt to take baby steps to figure out what to do with its detainees

the u.s. has transferred two prisoners to their home country of algeria out of one hundred sixty four the majority of whom have long been cleared for transfer or release this sort of a petri should was involuntary and took place despite the detainees pleas to not have this happen as they feared mistreatment or torture upon their return home the lawyers of the two men. and some have described the move as political expedience callous since the prisoners had made it clear they fear of persecution back at home while countries in europe have been willing to accept that the pentagon has stated however that humane treatment assurances had been made prior to this move this is the first transfer since two other men were sent to algeria willingly in august this year notoriously standard guantanamo neither of the men transferred were ever charged with any crime during the entire decade be spent behind bars at the scandalous detention camp the old syrian natives were brought there back in two

thousand and two and taken to camp x.-ray which we've actually visited when reporting from guantanamo it's an area where some prisoners have been once controversially interrogated with no one actually held there today the number of detainees at guantanamo is now at one hundred sixty two fifteen prisoners continue to be on a hunger strike years since obama had promised to shut the prison down on day one of his presidency and efficient and clear plan to close guantanamo yet to be put in place and if they said you're going to new york. well the release of the disease has brought the number of prisoners in guantanamo to one hundred and sixty to eighty four of those still behind bars have already been cleared for release and among others just twenty are to face trial by military court five of them accused of involvement in an eleven attacks on america and the rest can be prosecuted but are considered to be too dangerous to be released robert kirshner a lawyer of one of the guantanamo prisoners sent back to has is very concerned

about what awaits his client he was opposed to going to algeria he wanted to go to a european country so that he could be reunited with his family he's been separated from his wife and daughters for twelve years now we're concerned that he's essentially going to be dumped on the street as other prisoners have been who had no connection with algeria the second issue for mr benson is the fact that he lives he grew up in a very rural part of algeria a part in the south southwestern area of the country and he is genuinely concerned that there will be a fundamentalist islamic system interests there who will assume that he supports them because he was sent to guantanamo and that they'll target him for some kind of violence when they learn that he actually does not have any sympathy with them it's our understanding the white house wants to be able to say look we've released all the ins that we can it's the only country that's been certified we can't get anyone else out of guantanamo unless you loosen the statute for us so unfortunately these

men were detained by mistake held because we wouldn't acknowledge our mistakes and now they're being sent to a place that they don't want to go in order to serve domestic political purposes. now the world grieving the death of south african anti-apartheid icon nelson mandela we take a closer look at his legacy how he overturned world opinion making the transition from being branded a terrorist to becoming one of the greatest freedom fighters in history. thousands of fast food and retail workers in the u.s. staged a national strike on thursday calling for an increase to the minimum wage president obama pledged to push for higher salaries in the industry back in february but critics say little has been done since. i was at the protest in new york. what began here in new york city one year ago with just two hundred employees has exploded into arguably the biggest wave of protest in the history of america's fast

food industry thousands of fast food employees in more than one hundred cities throughout this country have walked off the job thursday demanding an increase in minimum wage and the right to unionize now this movement is being spearheaded by an organization called fast food forward and the fast food workers that have joined the strike work at meijer restaurants like wendy's mcdonald's burger king and k.f.c. now while fast food remains a two hundred billion dollar industry the median wage for the service workers like the cooks and the cashiers in the group nationwide is just eight dollars and ninety four cents an hour here in new york city it's even worse with the minimum wage being seven dollars and twenty five cents an hour now because of the low wages and many of the employees if not most employed at fast food restaurants are living in

poverty i don't know why did by the grace of god i am. i am in a shelter or trying to get out of there and i can do it because i don't get paid that much some struggling you know and that's why i'm here as one of these we will four million dollars yeah so for right to take you to family well the single people when asked america away and i believe all fall because in vision a country not full cooperation before the working man and by mother make way too much money for us to be treated like that where the one will give them the money that they were the one earns and then it's like we're not earning them because they're the one who takes the money home to make matters worse this problem is only growing low wage jobs have accounted for the bulk of new jobs added during the so-called u.s. . harbury in addition to retail at fast food are among the fastest growing sectors in the u.s. economy now what these protesters are demanding is that minimum wage be raised

between dollars an hour so far only one city in washington state has met those demands this crowd around me they're doing so to fight for a basic decent living wage an opportunity to just step one foot into the worlds of the so called american dream reporting from new york marina arctic. and still to come in the program the high price of easy money. is this person's kuwait's gamble with the number of high street betting shops having exploded in recent years we're taking a look at one machine this cool thing he's concerned among campaign is on the whether or not high street busting shelves a living up to the promise is the socially responsible behavior more on how betting machines are proving irresistible to both gamblers and bookmakers in a few minutes. from

countries rich in natural resources are the poorest africa's a colony it's a colony of the big corporations it's a calling of someone's home leaders who are under the thumbs of the big corporations so they have to beg from the world bank's development of social programs goes to pay back debts whole country is drowning under the amount of debt that they had and so every year they would borrow money. and they would use that same amount of money to pay back oh that's. all that money really. the wages of debt. relief speak your language. programs documentaries in arabic it's all here on. reporting from the world talks about six of the ip interviewers intriguing stories are you.

trying. to find out more visit our big. dog called. welcome back you're watching r.t. international live from moscow labor m.p.'s in the u.k. have failed to convince ministers to restrict stakes and prizes in the betting machines installed in bookmakers shops the fake sod sermon also in which worth unspun billions of pounds have been dubbed crack cocaine on high street artists are first reports on the high stakes addiction. there are the high risk high stakes gaming machines this in the u.k. betting industry more than a billion pounds each year for. the short fix of. a machine. and to comply.

to one hundred every twenty seconds this is a twenty second repeat cycle every twenty seconds. three hundred power my children my wife my job my self-esteem. ok. the government's two thousand and five gambling act limited the number of. betting shops are allowed to have to four machines now more recently in response to both public and political concern the association of british bookmakers has released a voluntary code of conduct aimed at encouraging socially responsible behavior but we've seen evidence that among some leading. everyone seems to be playing strictly by the rules inside this labrat says a glass petition it enables the store to carry not full but eight for the machines

which are the ones. that you. are. in a statement about the store. this shop was a concept shop and there are no plans to open any further shops of this kind. in terms of. responsible behind a completely responsible ex army major just in ase well how devastating the effects of a gambling addiction can be a last point was the day when. my mom my dad and my little brother he's actually taller than me. and just said. we've got to get you out of here. i'm just crying and. that's when i

lost all my pride i was completely humiliated but it's great because that was the day i realized my recovery happened justin's written a book about his experience and is helping others on their raids to recovery but with scant research into the effects of these machines and as the industry seeks to maximize profit campaign is warning that not taking action eva is one gamble person can't afford to take surf the london. on r.t. dot com adoption swap allegations brahms' russian authorities to take action they intend to look at how it is that like your children have been trafficked online in america the full story is on our website. plus the future is almost here don't be surprised if you come across a robot instead of a sales man and

a shop it's just google's latest high tech idea all these stories are just a click away on our t. dot com. the world's mourning the death of nelson mandela south africa's first black president who led the country out of decades of apartheid mandela died at the age of ninety five at his home in john his birth following along ellice reacting to the news of his death world leaders have praised him as a giant for justice and a hero of our time crowds took to the streets in john his birth to grieve mandela's death and celebrate his legacy announcing the news the country's president jacob zuma said his nation has lost its greatest son after memorial service expected to draw tens of thousands of mourners when dels body will be flown to his home village and you'll be interred on his family's day according to his wishes are his policy or looks at the legacy of the iconic leader. he's the man who pulled a troubled and divided land back from the brink of civil war the man who after

twenty seven tough years behind bars walks free from prison in his heart was not to avenge or i think that he's greatest legacy to this country is reconciliation but in the last three decades the world tirelessly punished the image of nelson mandela and image recognized around the world only coca-cola is based on known but a man who struggle for racial equality again south africa's ruling white minority had a dark side the world has conveniently forgotten about nelson mandela the leader of the no struggle. i read a cause. someone. braced for violence and as a necessary political instrument at a particular juncture in our history this house was the secret hip quarters of the african national congress it was here in the early sixty's that mandela and his comrades launched the armed struggle it was also here that most of them were wasted

put on trial and sentencing to life in prison at what was known as the rivonia trial in one nine hundred sixty four mandela and ten of these colleagues faced the death penalty for sabotage nelson mandela was called a terrorist because he took up arms against the apartheid government. governments lie to support the government they claim legitimacy the west had big investments gold mines industry the sea transport links to the east the cape route was very important they supported the apartheid government any opponent was therefore a terrorist it's don't fall apart it would have lasted as long as it did if the world community hadn't closed ranks behind the white government british prime minister margaret thatcher denounce mandela as a terrorist years later she welcomed mandela to downing street. washington also did a one hundred eighty degree turn although it was only in two thousand and eight that

if you moved all references to mandela and his colleagues as terrorists from its database mandela was not alone in world leaders who endured a love hate relationship at the hands of the west darlings of the west one moment villains the next libya's moammar gadhafi egypt's hosni mubarak to name but a few south african journalist chris bishop believes the one nine hundred sixty four trial that saw mandela and his comrades sentenced to life helped turn the world in their favor during the trial. these gentlemen who are on trial the rivonia trial as they went from being the accused of being people in the dark as. they became the benjamin franklin's of africa they became the freedom fighters they became the man of principle who is standing up merely for the rights of office and it's only to turn world opinion around from a vile terrorist to one of the greatest freedom fighters to have ever walked the

earth the story of nelson mandela is remarkable a man who stood up for the rights of people everywhere but also a familiar tale of governments pushing the gone into flowers around to make one day and devote the next point of r.t.e. johannesburg south africa. for reaction to the death of nelson mandela binion's an analysis of these legacy had to our website r.t. dot com. france's defense minister says military operations have begun in the central african republic after president along promised to take immediate action to curb the escalation of sectarian violence there earlier a un security council resolution authorized french troops to join an african peacekeeping force fresh clashes between local militias in the capital bangui would have killed over one hundred people muslim radicals who seized power in march are fighting with christians who support the ousted president this has sparked fears that the conflict could expand into a full blown satirical your hundreds of french troops are already deployed in the

republic and neighboring states are you as a q. added her of pan african newswire says that improving the security situation in the country is not francis main goal there i do not believe that for us has the capability of normalizing the central situation inside the central african republic . is only pursuing its own national interests it's also competing with the role of the united states on the african. s. has intervened extensively over the last several years in africa and numerous countries there is the united states africa command africa so for us as well does not want to be left out of this new scramble for africa people have to keep in mind that the central african republic has a very important strategic resources such as goal diamonds in your radium which are

essential to the overall international economic system so this is part of the ongoing imperialist rivalry between france and nine of states for control of post-colonial africa. some more stories making headlines this hour in northern somalia a suicide bomber has killed at least nine people in an attack on to pickup trucks carrying members of a maritime police unit thirty seven officers were also injured in the attack no group has said they carried out these sold but al-shabaab is thought to be the number one suspect after being pushed from their strongholds the al qaida linked insurgents have been trying to gain control of the north of the country. or western europe is being battered by severe weather two people have been killed and thousands moved to safety as a worst tidal surge in sixty years sweeps down the british coast around one hundred thousand homes are left without power in scotland an environment agency spokesman says that six thousand properties in england and wales could be flooded.

hundreds have a tacit and islam a bad against american drone strikes in pakistan the rally was staged by the terror rican soft party led by the former cricket star imran khan demonstrators chanted and the us slogans i am demanding an immediate and to all drone attacks the strikes are deeply unpopular in pakistan but american officials say they are crucial in the fight against terror. calls are mounting for a broader international effort to secure the release of twelve nuns reportedly held hostage by radical islamist rebels in syria the women were seized from the monastery during an opposition assault on a predominantly christian town pope francis called for prayers for the nouns and three orphaned young women who were moved to the nearby town of your brood series minorities including christians have mostly been siding with assad or remain neutral in syria's civil war often becoming a target of the rebels increasingly dominated by islamic extremist syrian

ambassador to the u.n. bashar to foreign told r.t. some foreign powers have influence over the kidnappers we ask that you could you coalition members and. to act immediately and to shoulder the responsibilities in order to make pressure on those states and governments who may have influence over these terrorist groups so that they would be released without any condition if the names and the orphans we should make a petition on the saudi government. and the qatari government as well as the government if these are three governments deeply involved in escalating the situation in syria through the operation is going to kick in by terrorist groups. and if that's our special report on how social programs in africa are feeling down .

we often see the middle east as a place of constant turmoil and revolution but people in thailand seem to be very fired up as well masses of protesters are force a government ministries to shut down by storming them with human waves one such ministry is the thai equivalent of the american f.b.i. which has been accused of killing around ninety people in a crackdown on those who support ousted prime minister taksin shinawatra who is the brother of the current leader while people are crying out for democracy with accusations of violence against protesters so where is barack obama john kerry the mainstream media i mean whatever some group of rebels protestors are i mean freedom fighters rise up for democracy are we supposed to arm them like in syria and or bomb their country back into the stone age like in libya serbia iraq some protest explode across the mainstream media with calls for intervention and others are

almost totally silent like thailand and bulgaria where there have also been strong winds of buildings less than a month ago i might be a conspiracy theorist but the selective coverage and selective concern for some humans rights and off the rights of others well it smells a bit fishy to me but that's just my opinion. the british science. is not on. the. market. can find out what's really happening to the global economy for a no holds barred look at the global financial headlines to two name. cause a report on our. dramas that can't be ignored to. stories others refuse to notice.

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